Movies considered "classics" that aren't that great

[Bat Attack]

I prefer "VH1 Classic".

 

[Mee]

Hmm....

The Wizard of Oz
Titanic

 

[Bat Attack]

I remember when Titanic-Mania hit in early 1998...*shudders*

 

[Movies205]

Welcome to the internet. Elitism is the main form of communication. If you can't handle that, then you're not going to make it here.

Hello new best friend

Thing about 2001 is that it takes on a radically different plot structure, if one interprets it as a series of mini-stories then I could see how one might htink ti's not leading to anything, but hte main character are the oblisks, and how they have affect human history from the beginning to the end, and in that respect it's quite epic, if not motha-****in cool from a sci-fi point of view.

 

[War Party]

I pretty sure it hasn't been mentioned, but it bothers me so much when someone doesn't like To Kill A Mocking Bird. I don't know why, but it just does. I know it's someone's opinion, but I always feel like I have to argue in its defense. I just wanted to put that out there.

 

[Bat Attack]

I love To Kill A Mockingbird! It's also one of my all time favorite books.

 

[cryptic name]

I pretty sure it hasn't been mentioned, but it bothers me so much when someone doesn't like To Kill A Mocking Bird. I don't know why, but it just does. I know it's someone's opinion, but I always feel like I have to argue in its defense. I just wanted to put that out there.

Gregory Peck is all that is man

 

[bored]

"Easy Rider". I don't know how I sat through it all.

 

[GoogleMe94]

can someone please add batman begins to the list? i wouldnt say it was a classic, but classics are usually over-rated, and thats what this film is.

 

[Sentinel X]

I love it how if you don't like a movie you are atomatically acused of being a MTV lover...even if you dont watch MTV
Personally, Im not a fan of the old movies (50's and back) because they aren't too fascinating to me...there are few that are good, yes, but the majority I find boring. I like old movies from the 60 and up because I can relate to it more, which is why older generations of cinema lovers have to understand why I person may prefer a film from a certain time period rather than others, it doesn't mean that the person is discriminatory against films due to their age...often times they may find a few films from a time period that they really enjoy, but they simply enjoy films from a time period relatively closer to their own

 

[GhostPoet]

Napoleon Dynamite is considered a cult classic now.

I didn't even smile once during the movie. I like to think I have a great sense of humor...I make people laugh all the time. =)

But I honestly didn't find the movie funny...it was like they just took random sentences, threw them into the movie and said "ok, laugh at those"

 

[Matt.S99]

There are a lot of movies out there that critics and people consider to be the greatest and classics. However, there a quiete a few of these movies that you have to admit, aren't exactly all they are made out to be (and I mostly consider the older classic movies to be the ones). Why am I saying this? Because they can get incredibally BORING and the acting in some of the older movies just feels forced and not natural. Here are some movies that I think fit in this category:

The Manchurian Candidate (original): I watched the remake and thaught it was amazing. It got good reviews but most critics said the original was better and considered to be one of the greatest thrillers ever made. But while watching the original I noticed how incredibally boring it can get. it got so bad that I couldnt watch the whole movie because I just couldnt get into it since some scenes just kept going on an on...Yeah I was very dissapointed and I think the remake is a lot better.

Dr. Stranglelove: This is conisdered to be the greatest comedy ever made. Although it does have some funny scenes and has a lot of political meaning, it gets pretty boring especially in the beginning. The ending was pretty good but the most part the scenes in the movie went for too long and really get boring.

Casablanca: Now I do like this movie but Im using this to form another example: Acting. The movie doesnt get boring and has a strong plot but I noticed in a lot of the older films that the acting just isn't entirely believable. There is never pauses and it just seems they are forcing the lines out and talk really fast (like they quickly say them so they dont forget them).

King Kong (original). This movie is just a cheesy popcorn movie really (for todays standards at least). I mean it had no depth and and was just mindless. The new version I think is a lot better because it shows the depth of kong and makes you sympathetic towards him.

I think the reason these movies are considered classics is because:

1) there werent any other movies like it before

2) it fit in well with the culture of the time (especially manchurian and stranglelove)

So what do you think? Do you have any movies you also think are not as great as they are made out to be?

well obviously when was the movie made in the 30's?were in 2007 obviously its gonna be cheesy,but that was the technology back then and it was a damn good movie and still is

 

[Movies205]

I love it how if you don't like a movie you are atomatically acused of being a MTV lover...even if you dont watch MTV
Personally, Im not a fan of the old movies (50's and back) because they aren't too fascinating to me...there are few that are good, yes, but the majority I find boring. I like old movies from the 60 and up because I can relate to it more, which is why older generations of cinema lovers have to understand why I person may prefer a film from a certain time period rather than others, it doesn't mean that the person is discriminatory against films due to their age...often times they may find a few films from a time period that they really enjoy, but they simply enjoy films from a time period relatively closer to their own

God-damn people, even if you don't watch Mtv, it's a figure of speech to refer to entire culture, everything on TV and Movies is edited to an amazing degree... The idea of a static shot is almost obsololete.

 

[Cyrusbales]

well obviously when was the movie made in the 30's?were in 2007 obviously its gonna be cheesy,but that was the technology back then and it was a damn good movie and still is

20's actually, it was hitler's fav film actually.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Napoleon Dynamite is considered a cult classic now.

I didn't even smile once during the movie. I like to think I have a great sense of humor...I make people laugh all the time. =)

But I honestly didn't find the movie funny...it was like they just took random sentences, threw them into the movie and said "ok, laugh at those"

Oh yes, that movie was so lame.

 

[Killgore]

I love it how if you don't like a movie you are atomatically acused of being a MTV lover...even if you dont watch MTV
Personally, Im not a fan of the old movies (50's and back) because they aren't too fascinating to me...there are few that are good, yes, but the majority I find boring. I like old movies from the 60 and up because I can relate to it more, which is why older generations of cinema lovers have to understand why I person may prefer a film from a certain time period rather than others, it doesn't mean that the person is discriminatory against films due to their age...often times they may find a few films from a time period that they really enjoy, but they simply enjoy films from a time period relatively closer to their own

Jesus Christ are you dense. He said that you're part of the MTV generation, which, whether or not you watch MTV, you are. It's a shorthand way of saying that you've got the attention span of an ADD two-year-old on candy and crack.

 

[Movies205]

Jesus Christ are you dense. He said that you're part of the MTV generation, which, whether or not you watch MTV, you are. It's a shorthand way of saying that you've got the attention span of an ADD two-year-old on candy and crack.

It's like I've died and gone to heaven, so many lovely people in this thread

 

[The Chairman]

I love it how if you don't like a movie you are atomatically acused of being a MTV lover...even if you dont watch MTV
Personally, Im not a fan of the old movies (50's and back) because they aren't too fascinating to me...there are few that are good, yes, but the majority I find boring. I like old movies from the 60 and up because I can relate to it more, which is why older generations of cinema lovers have to understand why I person may prefer a film from a certain time period rather than others, it doesn't mean that the person is discriminatory against films due to their age...often times they may find a few films from a time period that they really enjoy, but they simply enjoy films from a time period relatively closer to their own

Wow, just wow. I'm officially ashamed of my generation

 

[The Chairman]

And your existence is a testament to that.

Calling me ignorant because I don't like something.. what the hell is wrong with you.

I'm an elitist and damn proud of it.

 

[Killgore]

Wow, just wow. I'm officially ashamed of my generation

But you, Anthony, you like the Beatles so you can't all be bad.

 

[The Chairman]

But you, Anthony, you like the Beatles so you can't all be bad.

I love The Beatles. I also love Bob Marley & The Wailers, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Kinks, Deep Purple, Moot The Hoople and many other great bands.

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Chinatown. I started the movie with great anticipation and when it ended all I could think was, "That was it?!"

 

[Killgore]

Wow - that takes true dedication. Tipping my hat off to you, sir.

I have these books I got as last year's birthday presents: 1001 Films To Watch Before You Die or something like that, and while that helps consolidates the films I have to see, I'm still no closer to doing that because of lack of active pursuit of these films, other than occasionally catching it on cable or tv.

Even with cinema, and while I see movies I am able to see, I still draw up a list of those I have yet to or want to see, and the list although is small, has the sense of ballooning over simply because there are upcoming movies that almost take priority over the 'old' ones.

Thanks for the hat tip.

I understand what you mean about keeping abreast yet watching the past. What I did was make a conscious decision NOT to watch anything that was current and instead watched the classics. Just like anything, it was hard at first, but when I hit The Graduate, Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Singin' In The Rain and Bridge On The River Kwai, I just couldn't stop. I was prepared to hate all of those, and instead it was like someone ripped the lid off the universe and let me peer inside.

The Graduate has some of the greatest editing and score of a movie ever, the Maltese Falcon creates such a palpable atmosphere that I just want to live there, in that time and place, and Casablanca, it was like I already knew every line, and it gave me such a greater understanding to all cinema. I thought I hated musicals, and had to force myself to watch them, but Singin In The Rain is one of the most joyous movies I've ever seen. And the humor was sarcastic and wry even by today's standards. "Dignity, always dignity."

It's just like when I consciously decided to sit down and listen to this Beatles group. I was fully prepared to think of it as antiquated, but instead I finally understood all music. Everything that I heard sounded familiar even though I was listening to it for the first time. And that is because it is the basis for all contemporary music.

 

[Killgore]

I love The Beatles. I also love Bob Marley & The Wailers, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Kinks, Deep Purple, Moot The Hoople and many other great bands.

All great stuff. And how old are you?

 

[The Chairman]

All great stuff. And how old are you?

16.